Toolbars
When you create your page, you'll see toolbars at the top of your screen. Toolbars contain Elements that you can use on your page. All you have to do is drag the individual elements from the toolbar onto the whitespace below. Use them as many times as you need to - you'll never run out!
Hey, wait a minute... How do I save?
Your work is saved automatically as you go. Sometimes, to "force" a save, you might want to click somewhere off the page. You'll see a little "bicycle wheel" spinning - that usually means your work is being saved. Or, you can click the Publish button - this will save your work AND let you see what your page looks like!
Basic Tools
- Paragraph with Title: Handy if you know the title and the supporting text will ALWAYS move together when you make changes.
- Paragraph with Picture: Text wraps around the image. Handy for captions, etc., that will ALWAYS stay with the image.
- Picture: Allows you to insert an image (only) onto a page. JPG and PNG files work best.
- Title: Good for page titles, paragraph headings, etc.
- Paragraph: Use this to add text, captions, narrative descriptions, etc.
- Video (Pro): This allows you to upload raw video files to the site instead of hosting through YouTube or Vimeo, etc. Only available with Pro accounts.
- Assignment Form: Allows visitors to upload files to your site. USE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. Personally, I advise against it, but what do I know...?
- Multiple Columns: Scrolling is the enemy! This allows up to 5 columns to be placed on the page.
- Custom HTML: Want to embed a YouTube video, SlideShare presentation, etc., on your page. Use this!
- Button: New Feature! Nice graphical way to place links on the page. colors flex to your template choices.
Multimedia Tools
- Photo Gallery: Shows lots of images, like tiles on a wall.
- Slideshow: Shows images one after another, with lots of ways to customize navigation, add links, etc.
- File: Allows you to upload a file onto your site that users can download, print, etc.
- Audio Player (Pro): Allows upload & playing of MP3 files directly through your site. Want to publish your own podcast? I can show you how!
- Video (Pro): This allows you to upload raw video files to the site instead of hosting through YouTube or Vimeo, etc. Only available with Pro accounts.
- Embedded Document (Pro): Allows upload/download of Word, Excel, Power Point, etc., and can be viewed without downloading.
- Flash: Allows upload & viewing of Flash-based files (.swf), like Prezi's etc.
- Google Maps: Allows embedding of Google Maps right in your site.
- YouTube Video: Yet another way to embed a YouTube video into your site.
Revenue
We're teachers. We're not-for-profit. We're not going to use this tab during our class. 'Nuff Said.
More
This toolbar and its sub-toolbars have a few extra features alongside those we've already covered.
- Feed Reader: Embeds the text from posts from a blog, etc., automatically on your Web site. Kinda handy if you already have a blog.
- Divider: Draws a thin, straight line horizontally across the page or column to separate content into distinct sections.
- Online Bookings: Requires a pricey subscription. Use a form instead - I'll show you how.
- Forums by Tal.Ki: Allows open discussions on your web site. Could be interesting... use with caution...
- Contact Form: Highly recommended for your About page! Spam is the enemy! The Survey & RSVP buttons are similar.